Chapter 1

Quiz for Interpretations: How Connected Were Native American Communities Before 1492?

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Question 1

What view of Native American cultures before 1492 does Robert Berkhofer argue that anthropological evidence supports?A. There were many different cultures with close religious ties.
B. Native Americans were members of one large language group living in different geographic locations.
C. There were many different cultures that had very little, if any, contact with one another because of cultural, linguistic, and geographical barriers.
D. There were many North American cultures with strong trade ties to one another.

Question 2

Neal Salisbury argues that strong cultural connections existed between different Native American cultures before 1492 by citing evidence ofA. a single, cross-cultural religion.
B. exchanges of material goods across cultural, linguistic, and geographical barriers.
C. warfare between peoples.
D. a common North American language family.

Question 3

Based on these writings, what do Robert Berkhofer and Neal Salisbury seem to agree upon regarding Native American cultural diversity and contact?A. Many diverse Native American cultures existed in North America before 1492.
B. Language and culture were a barrier to trade.
C. Different Native Americans societies tended to be culturally isolated from one another.
D. The spread of crops and agricultural techniques represented close cultural connections.